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(43) Date of publication: 27.03.2024 Bulletin 2024/13 (21) Application number: 21731682.7 (22) Date of filing: 19.05.2021

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G01N 21/64(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): G01N 2021/6419; G01N 21/6428; G01N 2021/6441; G01N 21/6458; G01N 2021/6421; G01N 21/6408; G01N 2021/641 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2021/063310 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/242849 (24.11.2022 Gazette 2022/47)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (71) Applicant: Leica Microsystems CMS GmbH 35578 Wetzlar (DE)	(72) Inventor: ALSHEIMER, Soeren 60320 Frankfurt am Main (DE) (74) Representative: Schaumburg und Partner Patentanwälte mbB  Mauerkircherstraße 31 81679 München 81679 München (DE)